Curriculum developers and program coordinators
Designing a new interdisciplinary minor program from scratch
Use cases
About
The Aaltonaut program mind map provides a comprehensive overview of an interdisciplinary product development minor at Aalto University, covering 117 nodes across 8 major branches. Designed for educators and program coordinators, this template maps the program's structure, including 'Position in the Bachelor degree students', teaching development at program, course, and session levels, and key learnings such as 'Courage', 'Design thinking', and 'Teamwork'. It also details course development cycles, feedback mechanisms, and key pedagogical insights like 'Pedagogical support provides consistency' and 'Outsourced feedback'. This Aaltonaut program template serves as a cheat sheet for replicating or adapting interdisciplinary, hands-on project-based education.
Terms and ConditionsWhen to use this template
Teaching teams and pedagogical experts
Reviewing and improving an existing project-based learning program
Program directors and faculty leads
Planning stakeholder engagement for program development
How to use this template
Step 1
Launch and Review Core Principles
Open the Aaltonaut program template in Xmind and navigate the overview branch to align the program's core principles with your specific educational context.
Step 2
Facilitate Development and Stakeholder Workshops
Expand the program development branch to lead collaborative workshops with stakeholders for updating goals and refining interdisciplinary teaching strategies.
Step 3
Customize Course Cycles and Feedback
Utilize the course development and feedback branches to plan individual learning modules and establish customized evaluation criteria for your students.
Frequently asked questions
The template includes 8 main branches: Overview, Position in the Bachelor degree students, Teaching development, Program development, Learnings in Aaltonaut, Course development, Course feedback, and Keypoints, with 117 nodes detailing the interdisciplinary program.
Use the 'Program development' branch to facilitate workshops, plan with stakeholders like 'Company representatives' and 'Students', and align with 'Program learning goals' covering substance and working life skills.
Yes, the 'Course development' branch provides a cycle for planning courses with 'Learning goals in detail', 'Syllabus', 'Methods', 'Assignments', and 'Grading criteria', plus feedback integration.
Key insights include 'Pedagogical support provides consistency' across session, course, and program levels, and 'Outsourced feedback' being neutral, anonymous, and collaborative.
Yes, the 'Course feedback' branch includes 'I like' and 'I wish' dimensions that can be edited to match your program's specific feedback categories.
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